Born in Guangdong province in 1976, Zhu Rikun studied finance in the Beijing University Guanghua School of Management from 1996 to 2000. In 2001 he founded Fanhall Films, a critical node for independent film production distribution, exhibition, and curation. As well as producing and distributing many landmarks of contemporary Chinese independent cinema, Zhu founded the DOChina Film Festival, which was incorporated into the Beijing Independent Film Festival in 2006. From 2006 to 2011, he was artistic director of BIFF. His two films, The Questioning (2013) and The Dossier (2014) have been shown at several festivals around the world.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
